Bareev up and Leko down in FIDE October ratings

9/22/2003 – The big winners are Evgeny Bareev, who gained 18 points and jumped to place four, and Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran, who gained 25 points rose from 40 to 24. Peter Leko dropped from rank 4 to 10. On the very top Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand reign supreme. Here is the list of the top 100.

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FIDE Ratings List October 2003

The new FIDE Rating list has been released, with Garry Kasparov still in the
lead, 53 points ahead of his nearest rival. Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand
lost eight points each and are still 11 points apart. After them there is another
gap of 27 points.

Some remarkable changes: Russian GM Evgeny Bareev has gained 18 points and
climbed from rank 9 to 4. Alexei Shirov, who lives in Spain, is up from 7th
to 5th, Alexender Morozevich from 23 to 16. The Indian grandmaster Krishnan
Sasikiran has gained 25 points and risen from rank 40 to 24, Viktor Bologan
gained 23 points (mainly at the Dortmund
Super-GM) and rose from 42 to 27. British youngster Luke McShane gained
30 points to jump from 74 to 46. The most prominent loser is Peter Leko, who
lost 17 points and dropped from rank 4 to rank 10.

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